‘The Girls of Atomic City’ author to speak at Lunch with the League Tuesday

Monday

May 20, 2013 at 12:34 PMMay 20, 2013 at 12:37 PM

Denise Kiernan, author of “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II,” will be the guest speaker at the Lunch with the League Tuesday. The program will be at noon in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church,1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Denise Kiernan, author of “The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II,” will be the guest speaker at the Lunch with the League. The program will be at noon Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church,1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Kiernan will talk about her book that traces the story of the women who worked on the Manhattan Project, unknowingly helping to create the fuel for the world’s first atomic bomb, known as Little Boy — detonated above Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

The book became a New York Times best seller in its first week of publication.

Kiernan started out in journalism, and as a freelance writer, her work appeared in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, and Ms. Magazine amongst other publications. She served as the head writer for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire during its first season. She has produced pieces for ESPN and MSNBC. Additionally, she has authored several popular history titles and has ghost written books for athletes, entrepreneurs and actresses.

Kiernan is married to author and journalist Joseph D’Agnese, with whom she co-authored several books including “Signing Their Lives Away,” “Signing Their Rights Away” and “Stuff Every American Should Know.”

Cosponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge (LWVOR) and ORNL Federal Credit Union, Lunch with the League is open to the public. There is no cost to attend and reservations are not needed. Box lunches will be available starting at 11:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis for $7, or you may bring your own. Coffee and tea are provided.

For more information about LWVOR, visit the website at lwvoakridge.org.